Looks like there is going to be an ebook component to the iTunes Store.

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With the arrival of the iTunes App Store, some enterprising individuals have started to populated the virtual shop with a bunch of novels from the public domain. All they have to do is "re-box" them, so to speak, before selling through through the Apple online store for 99 cents each. The e-books that you'll find include stuff like Dickens and Tarzan.

The text is said to look pretty crisp and the relatively large display of the iPhone makes for a pleasurable read as well. And you might look a little sexier staring at your iPhone than at your Kindle.

There are other threads saying that eReader's software, and stanza's, and MobiRead's are available for the iPhone. So you should be able to read the books you've already bought. Or what you've found for free here on MR. (once we or the software people figure out how to download the books to the phone)

There are other threads saying that eReader's software, and stanza's, and MobiRead's are available for the iPhone. So you should be able to read the books you've already bought. Or what you've found for free here on MR. (once we or the software people figure out how to download the books to the phone)

"...the relatively large display of the iPhone makes for a pleasurable read as well. And you might look a little sexier staring at your iPhone than at your Kindle."

Always in need of a good laugh.

People always compare non-Apple products to the Ipod (whether they play mp3s or not) but I guess you can't do that since the Iphone is an Apple product. Relatively large compared to what, non-smart cell phones?

There is a FREE ereader in the iTunes App store. You can read pdf, txt, even mobi on it. There is also an App for Fictionwise ebooks. I already have thousands of free books both in Mobi and TXT format so its nice to also use my iphone as a reader. However my Kindle is my main reader and my Macbook at home because I have a ton of pdf classic books and I use Zinio to read magazines. By the way, Zinio also has books.

I thought Mr. Jobs said iPeople can't read? I'm not sure the free book market is the place to "take on" Kindle or that these devices overlap that much really. Does anyone out there really think... hmmm... iPhone or Kindle???

I thought Mr. Jobs said iPeople can't read? I'm not sure the free book market is the place to "take on" Kindle or that these devices overlap that much really. Does anyone out there really think... hmmm... iPhone or Kindle???

It is not Mr. Jobs that is releasing this stuff. iPhone is taking on the PDA and Smartphone market by opening up their phone to third party tools and taking the additional step of using iTunes to support it. It just happens that some of those tools support eBooks just like the case of PDAs and Smartphones.

Yeah I know I'm just being silly in the first sentence in response to Steve's silly marketing driven drivel. I've always thought of Steve as a control freak but then the Kindle is even less open. Again I don't see much overlap in these devices. Might as well compare the iPhone to my Nikon D80. ;-)